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G. W. HILL.

PILE HANDLE. i No. 275,911. Patented Apr. 17,1883.

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FILE-HANDLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 275,911, dated April 17, 1883.

(Model.)

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, GEORGE W. HILL, of Starks Point, in the county of lVahkiakum and Territory of Washington, have invented a newr and Improved File-Handle, ot' which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

My invention consists ot' a tile-handle contrived with attachmentsfor enabling it to be used for jointing, setting, and gaging the teeth of the saw, and also provided with astraightedge and lineal measure, whereby the combined implement embodies all the necessary devices for enabling the Woodman to carry with him the means by which to keep his saw in order, and thus save the labor of carrying it home for the purpose, and back again, as hereinafter described.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in

which similar letters of' reference indicate corresponding par-ts in all the figures.

Figure l represents a perspective view of my improved file-handle and attachment, and shows the method ot' jointing saws with it in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a portion of the handle, and shows the method of setting the teeth with itin dotted lines; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation ot' a portion ot' the handle, and shows the method of gaging the setof the teeth with it in dotted lines.

A represents a handle of suitable size and form for rising a tile, B, in the ordinary way for tiling saws, the tang of the tile being inserted in a socketin theend of the handle, and secured by a set-screw, C, or other approved means. I propose to make this handleof metal in order to be substantial and reliable for carrying the attachments which I apply toit, and so that one of its sides, D, may be used for a straight-edge to gage the rakers, and for the application of a scale ot' inch-measure, a, for convenience when it is desired to ascertain dimensions of logs and other objects. To the end opposite to the tile-socket I apply a setting device consisting ot' the flat-headed screw E, screwed into and tightly fitting a screwtapped hole in the end of the handle for adjusting it to saws of different thicknesses, the said head being notched at F for the protection of the points ofthe teeth.

The method of using the set is represented in Fig. 2, where G represents the saw-plate, and H the tooth being set.

Thejointing attachment for truing the points of the teeth consists of the file holders and guides JK, attached to the handle, as shown, or in any other approved way, and having slots L, for reception of the tile, and M for the saw-plate G, (dotted,) whereby -said holders and guides, being attached to the handle, may have a tile, N, (dotted,) attached temporarily for brushing lightly over the points of the teeth to reduce them to uniform length, the le being guided by the saw in the slots M, as clearly shown in Fig. l.

The settinggage, by which to regulate the set ot the teeth, consists ot' the stud O and the adjusting-screw P, applied to the handle, to project from one side, as shown. This device is used as represented in Fig. 3, the handleA being placed against the side of the saw VG, with the screw projecting to the required extent for gaging the set ot' the tooth H by the stud 0. By shifting the screw P the device may be adjusted for teeth having more or less set. In this ease the file holder and guide J is attached by means ofa yoke embracing the end of the handle, and made fast by a setscrew,R, the yoke being placed against a stop, S, on the handle, and the holder J is attached by means of a screw-shank, T, screwing into a hole in the side of' the handle. The side op` posite to D, I propose to have dressed true for a straight-edge, to be used as a gage for the raker-teeth of saws having such teeth, and for any other purposes for which it may be required.

I also purpose to make the head E of the Saw-set serve for a screwdriver, as shown at E', Fig. I.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a tile-holder handle, of the guides J K, each having the horizontal cross-slot L, and connected with the middle thereof, a suhjacent vertical slot, M,

whereby the points of the teeth may be trued by a brush-hie, as described.

2. The file holder and guide J, combined with the handle by a yoke on the upper part ofthe guide, a screw, R, and a stop, S, on the top of the handle, as shown and described.

GEORGE WOOD HILL.

Witnesses J. V. MILLIGAN, W. L. MCGABE.

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